Jedi

If you can let go of the weighty expectations surrounding it, you can appreciate what Kinect Star Wars really is. It’s not an in-depth, laser-focused Star Wars game where players go through a complex campaign. The upcoming title is more of a jack of all trades, a project that features a Jedi Campaign in addition to several other diversions.

I had a chance to check it out this month at the Xbox 360 Spring Showcase and was surprised with game’s versatility rather than its story mode. The Jedi Campaign features combat where players take on the role of Jedi sent to Kashyyk to fight forces of the Trade Federation. In adventure that takes place after Episode 1 but before the Clone Wars, players will meet some familiar faces such as Yoda and Mace Windu and use gestures to do battle.

They can do moves such as a Force Push or a telekinetically grab trees or rocks and toss them at foes. Players can even kick foes. For those who play Star Wars: The Old Republic, jumping in the air lets players perform a Force Leap attack on foes. If that weren’t enough, there’s also a space flight, a landspeeder level. There’s even boss fights that players can check out as its own separate mode.